BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.5//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:10597@artinliverpool.com DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250520T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250520T190000 DTSTAMP:20250503T144245Z URL:https://www.artinliverpool.com/events/leaf-on-bold-street-addressing-p alestine/ SUMMARY:Leaf on Bold Street: Leaf on Bold Street: Addressing Palestine DESCRIPTION:\n\n\nAcclaimed poet Anthony Anaxagorou\, writer and performe r lisa luxx\, and poet and Programme Manager for Makan Sarona Bedwan\,  gather for an evening of poetry\, discussion\, and critical engagement  with the ongoing crisis in Palestine. In keeping with Writing on the W all’s commitment to freedom\, social justice\, equality\, and universal human rights\, the event seeks to amplify marginalised voices while fost ering deeper understanding and solidarity. Through powerful literary exp ression and lived testimony\, the speakers will explore the cultural\, pol itical\, and humanitarian dimensions of the Palestinian experience. This gathering offers a space for reflection\, unity\, and resistance\, and affirms the call for a just and peaceful resolution that upholds the right s and dignity of all people in the region.\n\nAnthony Anaxagorou is a Bri tish-born Cypriot poet\, writer\, and publisher. His books include How To Write It (2020)\, After the Formalities (2019)\, shortlisted for the T.S. Eliot Prize\, and Heritage Aesthetics (2022)\, which won the RSL Ondaatje Prize. He is the artistic director of Out-Spoken\, a poetry and music nigh t at London’s Southbank Centre\, and publisher of Out-Spoken Press. He a lso edits Propel Magazine\, which features emerging poets\, and curates Wr iteBack\, a British Library literary series. During the lockdown\, he was a Writer in Residence for WoW’s online centre\, The Writer’s Bloc. In recognition of his contributions to literature\, he was made an honorary f ellow at the University of Roehampton in 2019 and elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 2023.\n\nlisa luxx is a writer\, poet\, an d performer known for her powerful explorations of identity\, feminism\, a nd activism. Her work has been featured on BBC Radio 4\, in The Guardian\, and at international literary festivals. As a spoken word artist\, she ha s performed across the UK and beyond\, using poetry as a tool for social c hange.\n\nSarona Bedwan(she/her) is the Outreach &\; Programme Manager at Makan\, a Palestinian led organisation dedicated to providing transfo rmative education aimed at strengthening the movement for Palestinian libe ration.  She’s been published in  KOHL Journal\, Mizna\, and other  platforms. Her debut poetry collection\, Why so few women on the stree t at night\, published by the 87Press\, is a queer phenomenology of collec tive Palestinian futurisms and memory building. She codeveloped with Dr. D anah Abdulla Countless Palestinian Futures\, a game that aims to stimula te the imagination by helping people develop tangible outcomes and ideas a round Palestinian futures.\n\n\n\nWe encourage people to use public transp ort to travel to events where possible.\n\nPublic Transport:\n\nThe follow ing transport lines have routes that pass near Bold Street\n\nBus: 14A\, 345\, 471\, 487\, 54A Nearest bus stop(s): School Lane (Approx. 3 min w alk)\, College Lane (Approx. 3 min walk)\, Ranelagh Street (Approx. 4 min walk)\n\nNearest train station(s): Liverpool Central (Approx. 4 min walk)\, Liverpool Lime Street (Approx. 9 min walk)\n\n \;\n\n*These are difficult times. We know some people may struggle to afford full price tickets. If you would like to attend this event but can’t afford to\, p lease contact info@writingonthewall.org.uk. All queries will be treated in confidence.   \n\n\n\n\n\nBOOKING &\; INFO\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.artinliverpool.com/wp-content/upload s/2025/05/WOWFEST-25-WebHead.jpeg CATEGORIES:Talks LOCATION:Leaf on Bold Street\, 65-67 Bold Street\, Liverpool\, L14EZ\, Live rpool\, United Kingdom GEO:53.402943;-2.977566 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=65-67 Bold Street\, Liverpo ol\, L14EZ\, Liverpool\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Leaf on Bold Street:geo:53.402943,-2.977566 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250330T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR